Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2020

Overwhelming redundancy in workplace operations may not be stimulating enough for some employees. It is important to remember that depression is a complex chemical imbalance, and it is not the employee’s fault or your fault. Be sure to support your employees and provide the mental health resources that they need.

How To 76

How To Chemicals Environment Learning-by-Doing 76

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home.

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Strategy CEO Company Competitive Advantage 131

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.”

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Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 97

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. My client (a different chemical company) later had a similar explosion. We therefore mounted a full-scope crisis management initiative that focused heavily on after-the-crisis help for the victims and their families. Thinking Through the Strategies. by Hank Moore.

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Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 80

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.”

Strategy 74

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 74

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

Consider three critical mega-trends: resource constraints and rising commodity prices; climate change and extreme weather; and radical, technology-driven transparency. The issues in each of these buckets require new leadership, or at least a rethinking of it in the highest ranks of companies, and deep operational changes.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

These two unprecedented events are stark reminders that effective crisis management involving complex science and technology is wholly dependent on well-thought-out — and actively practiced — crisis response plans. government initially left many dimensions of crisis management and response to BP.

Crisis Management 15

Crisis Management Crisis Management Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The first category is exogenous factors over which the business has little control: the growth of the markets into which it sells; the competitive intensity and thus the average profitability of the industry in which it operates; or the fragmentation of its industry and thus the scope for a growth-by-acquisition approach.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Yet for the small handful of companies that have managed to drive growth consistently – even through tough times – the payoff is great. In Discovery-Driven Growth , Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan challenge what you thought you knew about managing growth. How do they do it? How can the doctor get that done?

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

The list of no-no ingredients is long — 1,600 chemicals tracked or regulated by NGOs and governments around the world. The company has made significant efforts to improve store operations with their impressive energy efficiency work and the purchase of more solar power than any entity in the U.S. besides the military.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Chemicals Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2012

For a micromarket strategy to work, however, management must have the courage and imagination to act on the insights revealed by this type of analysis. Most sales leaders deploy resources on the basis of the current or historical performance of a given sales region. Consider the case of a chemicals company.

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B2B Chemicals Analysis B2C 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

Managing Climate Change: Lessons from the U.S. How can you make core business operations more sustainable? Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co. Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical. And look for more materials, resources, and exclusive HBR research in the coming weeks. Climate Change on HBR.org. by Forest L.

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Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Among other things, there is growing demand from both retail and institutional investors to align their capital with better environmental and social outcomes, and more resources going into index fund or quasi-indexing products. First, large index asset managers, such as Blackrock, State Street, and Vanguard.

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Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In contrast, 70% of respondents think their boards have effective processes for staying current on the company; 69% for compliance; 66% for financial planning; and 55% for risk management — although we should note that managing risks is a crucial consideration when pursuing innovation.

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Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

Since I prepared that article, new developments have only strengthened the case for a 3-D future – and heightened the urgency for management teams to adjust their strategies. Continuous light interface production , or CLIP, uses chemical reactions to better control the transformation of liquids into solids.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Technology Industry Film 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The US-based company used to be a diversified industrial group, with activities in all types of glass, chemicals, paints, optical materials, and biomedical systems. First, such transformations consume resources, both financial and human. PPG (originally “Pittsburgh Plate Glass”) is a splendid example of such a transformation.

Company 9

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Most innovation teams inside large companies are set up to operate like well-oiled machines. The most successful teams, on the other hand, operated less like highly efficient machines and more like ant colonies. and respond to chemical signals allows these relatively simple creatures to form such complex units. These are: 1.

Innovation 8

Innovation Team Chemicals Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Companies are increasingly seeing the obvious benefits of slashing energy use, and beginning to include in their calculations the considerable risk reduction from managing water well or limiting the use of toxic chemicals. Risk reduction: Managing your nature-sourced supply chain well can help avoid headaches and possible litigation.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain NGO Short-term Competitive Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We need tools to assess progress for external stakeholders, consumers, and managers. For example, [Andrew] Liveris talked about the focus Dow [Chemical] has on great chemistry and designing new sustainable product lines and being willing to cannibalize existing products. The result will be innovation. Andrew Liveris.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Most companies’ value chains are heavily dependent on water and energy resources. Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries. Find ways to value water and price carbon in all future investments.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

Hundreds if not thousands of hospitals have responded to trends such as shorter average hospital stays, fewer surgeries, a shift to outpatient and home care, and reduced reimbursements by consolidating or overhauling their operations and laying off staff. We do that by connecting the front line with management in a continuing dialogue.

Policies 8

Policies Chemicals Bond Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2013

But often, managing the business gets short shrift. Their son-in-law (married to their eldest daughter) had recently been named chief operating officer. Their execution had to be accomplished within an operating facility that could not be shut down for the project. I''m not naming it to protect client confidentiality.)

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COO Chief Operating Officer Strategic Planning Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

But new strategies and structures are squarely in the board’s domain, and we have seen any number of governing boards innovating with, not just monitoring, management. Innovations at the top extend even to how the board itself operates, and Blackstone Group — one of the leading investment groups in the world — has been pressing the case.

Innovation 8

Innovation Committee Charan Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

In nature, barriers — between organic and inorganic chemicals, between land and sea, between species, between everything — have been built, tested, overcome, rebuilt, and overcome again with almost endless repetition. So how do we operate in an effectively open-source world without barriers? IT management'

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Open-book Technology System 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. ” Improving risk management. ” Improving risk management. Companies are also experiencing risks in their manufacturing due to resource depletion – particularly water.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

For example, it increased both the number and status of safety personnel, and it strengthened safety operating procedures. After the 2005 explosion, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board pushed BP to focus more on safety. Further, managers should remain especially vigilant in the promotion of a culture of safety.

Organization 8

Organization McCombs Pharmaceuticals Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

Such rules rest on the premise that if we can just structure the board properly, management misconduct can largely be prevented. GE states, “The primary role of GE’s Board of Directors is to oversee how management serves the interests of shareowners and other stakeholders.”

Company 8

Company Committee CEO Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Lack of top management support and attention . And while the R&D department can sponsor and push through a new product or technology, rolling out a business model innovation requires direct support from the top management. The board of a large chemical company we also worked with took a very different approach.

Business Model 8

Business Model Innovation Company Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. James is using his expertise as a chemical engineer to develop new business models for base-of-the-pyramid consumers. Some are recent graduates.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

We were motivated to do this research because energy is a vital personal and organizational resource, but research on the sources of energy have neglected a source that everyone experiences in everyday life — our relationships with others. In conversations, for example, they devote their full attention and listen carefully.

Energy 8

Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Many business leaders are fond of the spurious Peter Drucker quote that “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” Metrics tried and proven over years become a guide to what’s important, driving resource allocation. I understood the concern of our store operators, but customers were asking for the service.”

Metrics 8

Metrics Business Model Retail Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Chairman and CEO, the Dow Chemical Company , and Executive Chairman, DowDuPont. And as a company with over 2 billion users, and with 80% of our community outside the U.S., we have a responsibility to lead.

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Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

So you look at past projects, gather and analyze relevant market data, make predictions about how much revenue you’ll be able to generate, decide what resources you’ll need, and set milestones to reach your targets. In short, too many firms used conventional planning to manage their new ventures. Not so fast.

Planning 8

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. These companies are notable victims of a new reality: resources are constrained and input prices are fundamentally rising. China, China, and China.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Sasson himself told The New York Times that management’s response to his digital camera was “that’s cute – but don’t tell anyone about it.” Today the company has annual revenues above $20 billion, competes in healthcare and electronics operations and derives significant revenues from document solutions.

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Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8